Top Colombian generals covered up illegal killings - rights group


  • World
  • Thursday, 25 Jun 2015

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Top Colombian military officials allegedly helped facilitate illegal killings of civilians committed by units under their command, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, as it urged the government to hold leaders accountable.

Commanders, including the current head of the armed forces, allegedly ordered or knew about the so-called "false positives" killings between 2002 and 2008, the advocacy group said in a new report.

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